Thursday, 7 March 2013

Interview with Tracee Ford

Recently I got to interview the lovely Tracee ford. Before we get started, here is a little bit about the author:

Tracee Ford writes paranormal romance and romantic suspense
novels. When she isn't writing, reading, or completing her supervisory duties
for a local child protection agency, she enjoys watching television with her
son, participating in the local Zumba class, and spending time with friends and
family.

Ford lives in rural Ohio with her husband and son. She
loves traveling with them and finds that she feels most at-home near the ocean.
Although she loves the forests in Southern Ohio, she hopes to end up in a
warmer part of the United States one day sitting on a beach with a laptop
continuing to write her fictional stories.

Ford has been writing since the age of 16. Her early works
include poetry and nonfiction. Her nonfictional work focused on her areas of
study as an undergraduate in social sciences and psychology at Shawnee State
University. She completed more nonfictional research while completing her
master's degree in forensic psychology through The University of North Dakota.
She has also written plays and scripts for puppet shows for communities in her
area. She is also a member of the Paranormal Romance Guild.

Ford will open up her audience's imagination allowing her
readers to escape into fictional worlds filled with romance and the wonders of
the paranormal.

So let's get started with the interview.

Interview questions

Hi Tracee, thank you
for accepting to be interviewed. As my blog says ‘ Complete randomness from a
crazy author’ so expect the unexpected J

How long have you wanted to be a writer?

I started writing at age 16, but I loved
writing from a younger age than that.
Actually, I loved storytelling and it sort of developed into a passion
for writing.

Have you come up against any hurdles along
the way?

Plenty.
Rejection upon rejection from traditional publishers was the largest
hurdle. I have to say, writer’s block is
also a hurdle for me. That one, I think,
is sometimes more difficult to overcome than the rejections.

I hear ya. I think after being rejected
five times by traditional publishers I just gave up and chose to do it myself.

What would you say is the most difficult
thing about being a writer?

For me, it’s finding the time to actually
sit down and write. I feel like I have
so much going on all of the time that there’s hardly any time for me to do what
I love most—write. I am pulled in, what
feels like, thousands of directions. I
work outside of the home full time.
Balancing family, career, and writing... that sometimes takes superhero
strength.

I am sure your family think you are a
superhero too J

What or who inspires you to write?

Situations, people, movies, songs, memories,
dreams; all of these things inspire me.
My first book (the one I wrote at age 16, which isn’t published yet,
BTW) came from a very vivid dream. I got
up at 3 a.m. and wrote it all down. The
next day I just started writing and there I was. I found something I could invest in.

Oooo I hope you plan to look into
publishing them. By the age of 14 I had wrote 7 books in a series. Still
unpublished. I have not decided what I plan on doing with them either.

If your books are a series, how many books do you
plan to have in your series?

I don’t have a series at this time. This isn’t to say that my first novel, The
Fine Line, won’t end up as a sequel. I
have had some tell me that they want to know what happens with the daughter of
the main characters. So, we’ll see.

Sounds exciting J

Do you have any other writing projects on
the go, apart from your current books?

I am currently finishing my second book,
“Undone,” and am in the process of exploring publishers again.

Fingers crossed.

If you could be any of your characters who
would it be and why?

Well, to be honest, Robin Hillard, the main
female character, portrays some of me already.
Her paranormal experiences, her belief system, and the career she chose
come directly from me. The more tragic
side of her life, however, had nothing to do with me personally. Those experiences I took from imagination
only.

What genre would you say your books are in?

On the publisher’s site, The Fine Line is
lumped into the “horror” genre. However,
it is a cross genre book filled with romance and fantasy (somewhat). There are also major inspirational components
in the book.

I am a sucker for stories that are
inspirational; both reading and writing them.

Do you have any favourite authors?

Honestly, I hardly have time to read. It wouldn’t be fair of me to say I have a
favourite.

Oh I love reading as much as I love
writing, I just wish I would read more lol.

As a Brit we have one burning question going
around our country…………… Do you scrunch or fold? ;) (toilet paper)

LOL!
I scrunch. I can’t say this is a
hot topic in the U.S. that I’m aware of.
ROFL!

LOL It is from a TV advert by Andrex. At
first I wondered what the heck the advert was about. Then is dawned on me………….
Lol

What do you like to do besides writing?

I like Zumba, but lately it seems difficult
for me to get there; so much going on. I
love the ocean and travelling. I love
learning. I love being around my friends
and spending time with my family. I love
warm weather and sun.

Oh I love Zumba. I use to go all the time.
I can’t now due to health issues.

What is your favourite cheese?

Colby

Sweet or savoury?

Always sweet.

Same here. I am a huge chocoholic.

Would you rather be attacked by one horse
sized duck or 20 duck sized horses?

Well, I would rather not be attacked at all,
but I believe I could take on one horse-duck as opposed to 20. LOL!

If you had one wish that I could wave a
magic wand and grant you, what would it be and why?

I would wish that my book sales would be so
wonderful that I could begin donating to the charities I admire.

Well let’s hope your wish comes true J

Thank you so much for taking the time to
answer my questions and I hope you stop by again J